Qian Zou, Ph.D. Associate Professor Mechanical Engineering Department 125 DHE; (248) 370-2271; Fax: (248) 370-4416 E-mail: qzou@oakland.edu www.oakland.edu/~qzou Ph.D., Tsinghua University (China), 2001

• Joined Oakland University in 2002
• 2008-present Associate Professor
• 2002-2008 Assistant Professor
• 1996-2001 Lecturer, Tsinghua University, China
• 1994-1996 Assistant Professor, Tsinghua University, China
• Member of ASME, SME, STLE, Sigma Xi, Tau Beta Pi

RESEARCH

• Friction and wear modeling and testing
• Tribology of engine cylinder kits
• Friction phenomena in fasteners and joints
• Elastohydrodynamic Lubrication (EHL)
• Thin film lubrication
• Fluid dynamic bearings
• Surface texturing